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Mitigation of congestion at a traffic bottleneck with diversion and lane restrictions

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Mitigation of congestion on a two-lane highway with an off-ramp and an on-ramp is simulated with three-phase traffic theory. Advanced travel information–the average velocity of vehicles near the bottleneck at an on-ramp–is used to divert vehicles at an upstream off-ramp. If enough vehicles divert, previously expanding synchronous flow congestion can be stalled and isolated to the region between the ramps. The introduction of lane restrictions (forbidding lane changing on the portion of highway between the ramps) in addition to diversion substantially reduces and essentially eliminates the congestion, restoring flow to nearly free-flow conditions.

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  • Davis, L.C., 2012. "Mitigation of congestion at a traffic bottleneck with diversion and lane restrictions," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(4), pages 1679-1691.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:391:y:2012:i:4:p:1679-1691
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.10.036
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